Petition for Waiver of Compliance, 54785-54786 [2021-21450]
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Department of Transportation: Abraham
Lerner, Associate Manager of Special
Projects Development, 4975 Alliance
Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22030;
Issued in Washington, DC, on September
telephone: (804) 259–3345; email:
28, 2021.
Abraham.Lerner@vdot.virginia.gov. The
Alpha O. Woodson-Smith,
Virginia Department of Transportation’s
Computer Scientist, Program Manager,
Finance and Management (AFN), Information regular office hours are 7:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. (Eastern Time).
and Technology Services (AIT), Enterprise
Program Management Service (AEM–320).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
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hereby given that FHWA and the NPS
have taken final agency actions subject
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to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing
licenses, permits, and approvals for the
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION following project in the State of
Virginia: Interstate 495 Express Lanes
Federal Highway Administration
Northern Extension Project in Fairfax
County, Virginia. The project is an
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions
extension of the Interstate 495 (I–495)
on the Interstate 495 Express Lanes
Express Lanes along approximately
Northern Extension Project in Fairfax
three miles of I–495, also referred to as
County, Virginia
the Capital Beltway, from their current
AGENCY: Federal Highway
northern terminus south of the Dulles
Administration (FHWA), Department of Toll Road (DTR)/Route 267 interchange
Transportation (DOT).
to the George Washington Memorial
Parkway (GWMP). Although the I–495
ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims
Express Lanes would terminate at the
for judicial review of actions by FHWA
GWMP, improvements would extend
and the National Park Service (NPS).
approximately 0.3 miles north of the
SUMMARY: This notice announces actions GWMP to provide a tie-in to the existing
taken by the FHWA and the NPS that
road. The project also includes access
are final. The actions relate to the
ramp improvements and lane
Interstate 495 Express Lanes Northern
reconfigurations along portions of the
Extension Project from the Dulles Toll
DTR and the Dulles International
Road/Route 267 interchange to the
Airport Access Highway, on either side
George Washington Memorial Parkway
of I–495, from the Spring Hill Road
in Fairfax County, Virginia. Those
Interchange to the Route 123
actions grant licenses, permits, and
interchange. The proposed
approvals for the project.
improvements entail new and
DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is
reconfigured I–495 Express Lane ramps
advising the public of final agency
and general-purpose lane ramps.
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A
The actions taken by FHWA, and the
claim seeking judicial review of the
laws under which such actions were
Federal agency actions on the highway
taken, are described in the Revised
project will be barred unless the claim
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the
is filed on or before March 3, 2022. If
project, approved on February 24, 2020,
the Federal law that authorizes judicial
in the FHWA Finding of No Significant
review of a claim provides a time period Impact (FONSI) issued on June 29, 2021,
of less than 150 days for filing such
and in other documents in the FHWA
claim, then that shorter time period still project records. The FHWA Revised EA,
applies.
FONSI, and other project records can be
viewed and downloaded from the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
project website at
FHWA: John Simkins, Planning,
www.495northernextension.org and are
Environment, Realty, and Freight Team
also available by contacting FHWA or
Leader, FHWA Virginia Division, 400
the Virginia Department of
North 8th Street, Suite 750, Richmond,
Transportation at the phone numbers
Virginia 23219; telephone: (804) 775–
3347; email: John.Simkins@dot.gov. The and addresses provided above. The NPS
FHWA Virginia Division’s regular office FONSI is available by contacting
hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Tammy Stidham at the address
provided above and can be viewed and
Time). For NPS: Tammy Stidham,
Deputy Associate Area Director—Lands downloaded from
www.495northernextension.org.
and Planning, 1100 Ohio Drive SW,
This notice applies to all Federal
Washington, DC 20242; telephone: (202)
agency decisions as of the issuance date
619–7474; email: Tammy_Stidham@
of this notice and all laws under which
nps.gov. The National Park Service’s
regular office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 such actions were taken, including but
not limited to:
p.m. (Eastern Time). For the Virginia
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
13,019 respondents × 0.05 (3/60) = 651
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1. General: National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321–
4347]; Federal-Aid Highway Act
(FAHA) [23 U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C.
128].
2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401–
7671(q)].
3. Land: Section 4(f) of the
Department of Transportation Act of
1966 [49 U.S.C. 303 and 23 U.S.C. 138].
4. Historic and Cultural Resources:
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended
[54 U.S.C. 306108].
5. Social and Economic: Farmland
Protection Policy Act [7 U.S.C. 4201–
4209].
6. Executive Orders: Exec. Order. No.
12898—Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations and Low-Income
Populations.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
and Construction. The regulations
implementing Exec. Order No. 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Thomas Nelson, Jr.,
Division Administrator, Richmond, Virginia.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2006–24647]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on September 3, 2021, the Hoosier
Valley Railroad Museum (HVRM)
petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for an extension
of a waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained at 49 CFR part
219, Control of Alcohol and Drug Use.
The relevant FRA Docket Number is
FRA–2006–24647.
Specifically, HVRM requests an
extension of existing relief from 49 CFR
part 219, subpart E, Reasonable Cause
Testing; subpart G, Random Alcohol
and Drug Testing Programs; and subpart
K, Referral Programs.1 HVRM is a
volunteer-operated, non-profit operating
railroad museum, located in North
1 By rule dated June 10, 2016 (81 FR 37894),
portions of 49 CFR part 219 were revised, which
slightly changes the regulations from which HVRM
now seeks relief versus relief sought in the past.
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Judson, Indiana. HVRM requests this
extension due to its limited weekend
operating schedule and Chesapeake &
Indiana Railroad’s (CKIN) weekday
schedule. On those few occasions each
year where local communities have
festivals, HVRM and CKIN maintain
communication regarding HVRM’s
operation times.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested party desires
an opportunity for oral comment and a
public hearing, they should notify FRA,
in writing, before the end of the
comment period and specify the basis
for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be
submitted at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Communications received by
November 18, 2021 will be considered
by FRA before final action is taken.
Comments received after that date will
be considered if practicable. Anyone
can search the electronic form of any
written communications and comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). Under 5
U.S.C. 553(c), the U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT) solicits comments
from the public to better inform its
processes. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.
See also https://www.regulations.gov/
privacy-notice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2021–0069]
Pipeline Safety: Joint Meeting of the
Gas and Liquid Pipeline Advisory
Committees
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA); DOT.
ACTION: Notice of advisory committees
meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
virtual public meeting of the Technical
Pipeline Safety Standards Committee
also known as the Gas Pipeline
Advisory Committee (GPAC), and the
Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline
Safety Standards Committee also known
as the Liquid Pipeline Advisory
Committee (LPAC), to discuss a variety
of policy issues and topics relevant to
both gas and liquid pipeline safety. In
addition, the committees will discuss
the notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM) titled: ‘‘Periodic Updates of
Regulatory References to Technical
Standards and Miscellaneous
Amendments.’’
SUMMARY:
PHMSA will hold a virtual
public meeting on October 20–21, 2021.
The GPAC and LPAC will meet from
10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET on October
20, 2021, to discuss policy issues and
topics, and on October 21, 2021, from
10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET to discuss the
NPRM. Members of the public who wish
to attend are asked to register no later
than [October 15, 2021. PHMSA
requests that individuals who require
accommodations because of a disability
notify Tewabe Asebe prior to the
meeting.
DATES:
The meeting will be held
virtually. The agenda and any
additional information, including
information on how to participate in the
virtual meeting on policy issues
(October 20, 2021) will be published on
the meeting website at https://
primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/
MtgHome.mtg?mtg=154. The agenda
and any additional information,
including information on how to
participate in the virtual meeting on the
NPRM (October 21, 2021) will be
published on the meeting website at
https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/
MtgHome.mtg?mtg=155. Presentations
will be available on each meeting
website and on https://
www.regulations.gov/, in docket number
PHMSA–2021–0069 no later than 30
days following the meeting. You may
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submit comments, identified by Docket
No. PHMSA–2021–0069, by any of the
following methods:
• Web: https://www.regulations.gov.
This site allows the public to enter
comments on any Federal Register
notice issued by any agency. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Fax: 1 (202) 493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building:
Room W12–140, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building: Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590–0001,
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET
Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays.
• Instructions: Identify Docket No.
PHMSA–2021–0069 at the beginning of
your comments. If you submit your
comments by mail, submit two copies.
Internet users may submit comments at
https://www.regulations.gov. If you
would like confirmation that PHMSA
received your comments, please include
a self-addressed stamped postcard that
is labeled ‘‘Comments on PHMSA–
2021–0069.’’ The docket clerk will date
stamp the postcard prior to returning it
to you via the U.S. mail.
• Note: All comments received will
be posted without edits to https://
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personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading for more
information. Anyone can use the site to
search all comments by the name of the
submitting individual or, if the
comment was submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.,
the name of the signing individual.
Therefore, please review the complete
U.S. Department of Transportation
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register (65 FR 19477) or the Privacy
Notice at https://www.regulations.gov
before submitting comments.
• Privacy Act Statement: DOT may
solicit comments from the public
regarding certain general notices. DOT
posts these comments, without edit,
including any personal information the
commenter provides, to
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the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
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www.dot.gov/privacy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2006-24647]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice that on September 3, 2021, the
Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum (HVRM) petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for an extension of a waiver of compliance from
certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained
at 49 CFR part 219, Control of Alcohol and Drug Use. The relevant FRA
Docket Number is FRA-2006-24647.
Specifically, HVRM requests an extension of existing relief from 49
CFR part 219, subpart E, Reasonable Cause Testing; subpart G, Random
Alcohol and Drug Testing Programs; and subpart K, Referral Programs.\1\
HVRM is a volunteer-operated, non-profit operating railroad museum,
located in North
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Judson, Indiana. HVRM requests this extension due to its limited
weekend operating schedule and Chesapeake & Indiana Railroad's (CKIN)
weekday schedule. On those few occasions each year where local
communities have festivals, HVRM and CKIN maintain communication
regarding HVRM's operation times.
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\1\ By rule dated June 10, 2016 (81 FR 37894), portions of 49
CFR part 219 were revised, which slightly changes the regulations
from which HVRM now seeks relief versus relief sought in the past.
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A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested party
desires an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be submitted at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Communications received by November 18, 2021 will be considered by
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date
will be considered if practicable. Anyone can search the electronic
form of any written communications and comments received into any of
our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the document, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), the U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT) solicits comments from the public to
better inform its processes. DOT posts these comments, without edit,
including any personal information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. See also https://www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice for the
privacy notice of regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-21450 Filed 10-1-21; 8:45 am]
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